Best advice co-chairs Cindy Halaby and Dr. Dean Prina have for the 2,700 who’ll be at the Colorado Convention Center Wednesday to hear Cokie Roberts speak at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Women’s Foundation of Colorado:
Leave plenty of time to park.
Even though the center is surrounded by garages and surface lots, they fill up fast and early. In fact, Halaby and Prina add, it’s easier, cheaper and more eco-friendly to take light rail; lines D, F and H all stop at the convention center.
And for those who might be hearing about the luncheon for the first time here, sorry. It has been sold out for months and with a waiting list of 300, chances of getting in are slim to none.
On the other hand
Last-minute tickets are still available for Hillel of Colorado’s fundraising dinner tonight at the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom; the 6 p.m. event honors University of Colorado president Hank Brown and is chaired by Leslie Ginsburg and Sheryl Goodman. Call 303-777-2773, ext. 224 Also at 6 p.m. today, the theme for Steppin’ Out 2008 will be announced at a cocktail reception held at Ben and Julie Graebel’s Cherry Hills Village home. Steppin’ Out is a benefit for Families First and will take place April 26 with Denise McClard as chairwoman The Patricia A. Gabow Endowment for Vulnerable Populations at Denver Health will be launched at a high tea held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Brown Palace Hotel. The endowment is named for Denver Health’s medical director and chief executive; Caz Matthews, Donna Lynne, Cindy Peña and Wilma Webb are hosting the tea The winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in physics, John Hall, has been named Scientist of the Year by the Colorado chapter of Achievement Rewards for College Scientists and will be introduced at a luncheon Thursday at the Stadium Club at Folsom Field in Boulder. Hall, a lecturer and senior research associate at CU-Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will be introduced by CBS4 anchor Jim Benemann and will be joined on the dais by the ARCS Scholars for 2007-2008 “20 Years of Heart and Soul” is the theme for The Adoption Exchange’s Fantasy Ball, to be held Saturday at Seawell Ballroom. Brad and Carol McNealy are the chairmen; for tickets, call 303-755-4756.
